Life Outside the City (Part 1)

The carriage galloped through the Dark Moon Forest.

　　This trip to the [Stargazing Room] to report on Han Dong's being conferred as Chief of Staff of the Special Squad was only a minor matter.

　　The main thing was that Mr. Black and White was going to grant Han Dong a separate lesson.

　　A lesson about teaching the basics outside the city, before leaving the city, one must have an understanding of the relevant basics.

　　Mia, who was always lively, was silent on the road.

　　Han Dong, who was leaning against the window on the other side of the carriage, whispered.

　　"If Mr. Black and White wanted to expose you, he would have already taken the initiative to intervene on the first day you entered the Department of Mysticism.

　　Even as early as more than a decade ago, the moment Curse established a relationship with you, he could directly send someone to quietly erase you from the Holy City.

　　The fact that you're currently able to carry out normal learning activities in the Department of Mysticism at least shows that Sir holds a neutral attitude, you're also a smart person, so you should know what I mean."

　　"Thank you, I'm just a little afraid of having a direct conversation with Mr. Black and White, I could get hooked into the abyss if I'm not careful."

　　Han Dong just smiled and looked out of the window, no longer saying anything more, not trying to comfort her at all.

　　If Mr. Black and White could draw out the true side of Mia's heart through conversation, Han Dong would still be happy to do so.

　　The two of them went up the elevator.

　　The secret door of the [Stargazing Room] had opened early.

　　Warm firelight spilled out from between the doorway.

　　Just as the two pushed the door in, Mia looked surprised.

　　Because there was not only Mr. Black and White sitting here, there was also the [Witch-Kellonia] wrapped in a black dress sitting on the opposite side of the couch.

　　"Teacher!"

　　Mia broke out in a sweat every time she met the witch.

　　She had spent a full three months in the Dead water Swamp toiling within witchcraft, and it had been hard to win the witch's absolute trust.

　　Moreover, Mia was also very clear about one thing.

　　There was a certain 'barrier' between the witch and Mr. Black and White, they seldom interacted with each other, and [Dead Water Swamp] also had a special witchcraft boundary that forbade the crows under Mr. Black and White's control to spy on the swamp area.

　　Because of this, Mia was able to live safely in the swamp area.

　　The current situation is the worst.

　　If Mr. Black and White reveals her true identity in front of the witch, or even draws out her true face through the 'Raven Whisper', all her efforts will be in vain.

　　But just as the back of Mia's neck overflowed with sweat.

　　A gentle voice came straight to her mind.

　　"Mia Seminovich, don't worry.

　　You're an outstanding student of my Mysticism Department, and you'll be going out of town with Nicholas this time as well, come over and listen to the class carefully.''

　　After the words ended.

　　Mia looked sharply at Mr. Black and White, revealing a 'natural' smile as much as possible.

　　The two juniors were sitting together on a sofa, and Mia looked very uncomfortable and nervous as if she was sitting squarely on the edge.

　　Ta-da!

　　The witch Kellonia placed her two long legs directly on the metal coffee table in front of her.

　　"Heard that Kemun only let six newcomers through the preliminaries today?"

　　"Well, Captain Kemun doesn't seem to like new people very much."

　��"This beast always likes to mess around like this.

　　However, it's not bad for you to represent the Mystic Department and occupy two of the six slots.

　　If you can get an 'excellent' rating during the training period, the higher-ups will also realize the importance of our Mysticism Department and thus increase our resources.

　　Before you leave the city, some basic teaching is necessary.

　　In terms of the basic teaching of life outside the city, no one in the Mysterious Department can compare to me.

　　That's why Black and White made a special trip for me to come over."

　　The witch explained like this, as if Mr. Black and White was unable to take on the basic teaching work and had to beg her on his knees to come over, Of course, Mr. Black and White just sat quietly, a curved smile left on his mask.

　　First, the witch took out two documents from between her black dress.

　　The headshots of Mia and Han Dong were attached to each of them.

　　"As both of you have lent the Adventurer's Guild, a normal channel, on your files, you have dealt with major events related to 'pollution'. Furthermore, you have also undergone baptism and stress release in the church area.

　　A [Temporary Investigation Certificate] has been requested for you.

　　It is for use only during this training."

　　"Investigation certificate? What's the point?" This was the first time Han Dong had heard of it.

　　The documents in hand alone were nothing special.

　　"Mr. Black and White hasn't even mentioned this to you? It's so irresponsible," here, the witch also glared purposely at Black and White.

　　"I'll just tell you briefly without wasting time.

　　If it's not an elite training, you have to take the [Investigation Certificate] if you want to leave the city as a proper identity, even if you're a knight with exceptional talent.

　　Such an exam is to test your mind, fear tolerance, mental vulnerability, and so on, in order to assess the risk of leaving the city.

　　Outside the city, it's not just as simple as contamination.

　　Even for knights of our level, going outside the city is still a risk.

　　Exploring and investigating outside the city is like walking into an abyss, diving into the deep sea, or getting involved in deep space.

　　No one can predict what will happen during this process.

　　If you are not careful, the seeds of the demons can penetrate your cerebral cortex and enter your mind through a hole in your psyche.

　　Although incidents such as the "Knight's Fall" have decreased in recent years as the rules have improved and our overall strength has increased, they cannot be completely prevented.

　　Therefore, obtaining the [Investigation Certificate] is the basic requirement for leaving the castle.

　　When you guys reach a certain stage of growth, you will also need to go and get the Investigation Certificate.

　　If you are able to go out and investigate several times and bring back important information, make significant contributions, and show no signs of corruption, your Certificate of Investigation will also be upgraded.

　　There are currently only three Legendary Investigators in the Holy City,"

　　Speaking of which, the witch was a little less than happy, as if there was someone, he didn't like who had become a "Legend Investigator".

　　"Thank you Miss Kellonia for your detailed explanation."

　　"Next, you will be given an important lesson in out-of-town life.

　　The main topic will be the out-of-town life that you are likely to encounter during your training."

　　Speaking of which.

　　With a wave of his hand, Mr. Black and White had the fireplace facing everyone transformed into a larger blackboard to facilitate the witch's lecture.

　　The witch sitting on the couch had no intention of getting up at all.

　　By merely floating her fingers, she manipulated a wisp of black breath and rolled the chalk for quick writing on the board.

　　"Your destination this time is the southeastern part of the [Gain Forest], the abandoned Stuart Grand Manor, according to our previous investigation, there should be a large number of [Humans] lingering inside the manor."

　　"Humans?!"

　　Han Dong was shocked.

　　In Han Dong's expected scenario, the humans outside the city walls had become completely extinct.

　　Even if there were a handful of humans surviving, they would lose their human form and their qualifications to be human due to the erosion of pollution.

　　"Some of the higher existences outside the city still look like, to a certain extent, 'humans' like us who have weak physical bodies but advanced brain development.

　　After a series of ideological education, they can become devout servants.

　　And some of the humans with good talent may even be able to reach the [Exotic Demon] level after being educated."